Keepsafe | San Francisco | Senior Backend Engineer | VISA| ONSITE
Keepsafe makes privacy tools for consumers. Over 60 million people have used our flagship app.
We are looking to hire a senior backend engineer to build out our secure sync infrastructure and lay the groundwork for new products that are in the pipeline.
We're looking to hire Android develpers and iPhone developers.
-- The company --
KeepSafe wants to solve the consumer privacy problems. We work to empower every user to be in control of their data. To do this, we need to make Privacy and Security Technology easy to apply for the average user on all popular platforms.
Our first product is a vault for Android and iPhone. Over 20 million customers use this product and but our plans are much bigger than that. Happy to share more in person: zouhair AT getkeepsafe DOT com
We're a team of 9, all of us write code. We raised Series A from Floodgate and SV Angel in July.
-- Jobs : Mobile developer (Android or iOS or both) --
Your job is to build easy-to-use apps that make privacy, encryption and security technology useful for average users. We are looking for ambitious developers who will take KeepSafe from 20 to 100 million users.
Requirements:
* Excellent knowledge of the framework including the limits
* Sound understanding of programming fundamentals
* Strong programming skills. Code speaks stronger than degrees.
We're looking to hire Android develpers and iPhone developers.
-- The company --
KeepSafe wants to solve the consumer privacy problems. We work to empower every user to be in control of their data. To do this, we need to make Privacy and Security Technology easy to apply for the average user on all popular platforms.
Our first product is a vault for Android and iPhone. Over 15 million customers use this product and but our plans are much bigger than that.
Happy to share more in person: zouhair AT getkeepsafe DOT com
We're a team of 9, all of us write code. We raised Series A from Floodgate and SV Angel in July.
-- Jobs : Mobile developer (Android or iOS or both) --
Your job is to build easy-to-use apps that make privacy, encryption and security technology useful for average users. We are looking for ambitious developers who will take KeepSafe from to 150 million users.
Requirements:
* Excellent knowledge of the framework including the limits
* Sound understanding of programming fundamentals
* Strong programming skills. Code speaks stronger than degrees.
To anyone looking at this job, I know Zouhair and how he has grown KeepSafe is incredible. KeepSafe is growing not by the thousands, but by the millions of users. In the middle of a series A crunch, he put together a great funding round in record time. He's had successful exists in the past so he knows what he's doing. On top of all this, he is a super humble and nice guy putting together a first class team. You'll be happy at KeepSafe.
Ambitious engineers wanted to solve privacy for consumers.
KeepSafe is a place for your personal things. 12 million people trust KeepSafe the mobile app to give them control over who sees what. We're making it so you can pass your phone with photos around the Thanksgiving table and not have to worry about grandma swiping accidentally to your last raging houseparty.
Be the fourth team member and help us think through challenging privacy issues like how to let individuals privately sharing documents, photos, messages and retain distribution control over the data we might share to our friends on Facebook or Twitter?
We want everyone on our team to constantly be learning new things, building great technology, and helping build KeepSafe to be a great company.
Particular areas we need expertise in:
Security
Backend
iOS & Android
Web
Data Science
Here’s why you should join us:
(1) Impact* - At KeepSafe everything you do counts. When you join, you will get to see and impact every aspect of the business.
(2) Challenge - KeepSafe shows how a small team can leverage software to serve millions of happy customers. We’re building on this one specific product to grow a universal solution for the fundamental privacy problem.
(3) Freedom - KeepSafe is the most fun time we’ve ever had because we have the freedom to work in a way that suits us best. You are free to decide with what tools you use and equipment you need.
(4) Earlybird - We boast millions of customers but our team is small. Now is a rare opportunity to join a startup with significant traction and still be early enough to come along for the full ride.
(5) Longboards & Beer - Before thinking about starting a company together, Philipp and Zouhair were already close friends over their mutual interest in beer. We make sure that our fridge is always stocked. When a friend left his board in our office, we discovered that starting skating at age 30 is not so hard and we fell in love with longboarding. When you join, a board will be waiting for you. Jamann!
Requirements:
Code speaks stronger than degrees.
- You have a strong understanding of computer science
- You get excited about startups
- You like learning
- Programming experience in at least two languages
Bonus, not necessary:
- You have experience in cryptography and security engineering
- You have experience in building iOS apps that are in the App Store
- You have experience in working with Android and Java
- You know what it takes to scale a system to millions of users
We get extra excited to see:
- Contribution or launch of an open source project
- Mobile apps, web apps you have made
- You build mobile apps that have good traction in the app store
- Your hacker news and stackoverflow profile that shows deep and intelligent Q&A
We offer:
- Very competitive salary
- Very competitive equity
- Benefits (Medical, dental, vision)
- Set up your workstation any way you want.
- Ownership of a product that millions of people use
KeepSafe helps consumers protect their privacy. We make tools millions of people find useful - and we’re just two engineers right now. Come be our first hire to do impactful work that scales. Here’s why you should join us:
(1) KeepSafe has millions of customers and we’re growing fast. We solve the privacy problems that users feel every day and our phenomenal retention speaks to our success. In this team, every bit of work you do will directly impact a huge user base. At KeepSafe you will have significant product ownership and your decisions count.
(2) KeepSafe is a product and engineering startup by DNA. Building a great product is our first priority. To get there with a small team requires smart engineering solutions. You won’t spend your brain power on useless meetings, instead we build and ship.
(3) KeepSafe is a great place to work. We’re making this the most fun and most productive time of our lives. As the third person in the company you will shape the way KeepSafe lives and breathes. Of course you’ll get to choose your personal work environment. Any equipment you need, we’ll get it.
(4) KeepSafe is going to be huge. Everyone values privacy, not just since Facebook. It is human nature and KeepSafe is catering to that. KeepSafe will be the tool and the place for people to protect their content. Our traction and growth support our ambitious vision, and our investors believe in us. You are joining this company at a time where all that’s left to do is get to work and make it happen.
If you’re a great programmer, you love coding, you do it in your spare time and you get upset at badly made consumer software, we want to talk to you. You’re the kind of engineer we’ll enjoy working with.
We want you to join us to learn new things, build a great product for millions of users, and make KeepSafe an amazing company. What could be a greater opportunity than that?
About KeepSafe
KeepSafe gives you control over who sees what on your phone. You choose what is public, what is private, what can be shared and for how long. Your content and your privacy should be under your control. KeepSafe is the place and the tool you use to store and lock your stuff.
Our apps let you control your pictures and text messages. Over 3m users on Android and iPhone use this.
Keepsafe makes privacy tools for consumers. Over 60 million people have used our flagship app.
We are looking to hire a senior backend engineer to build out our secure sync infrastructure and lay the groundwork for new products that are in the pipeline.
Keepsafe cares about what you can do, not about credentials: https://www.getkeepsafe.com/noresume.html
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